BlockWestfield, North Dakota
5 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the South Emmons unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 58542. The Survey maps it on the Westfield quadrangle. It stands 2,001 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 5 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1954 USGS Bismarck quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Bismarck quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Westfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Linton quadrangle1:100000
Storms near this place
16 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Westfield in 16 storm reports between 2003 and 2025: 8 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westfield | $90,000 | The Bakker School near Westfield had its roof torn off, including some rafters. Sections of the roof blew across the road. The roof appears to have been added onto the structure which may have originally had a flat roof. The interior of the school suffered water damage after the roof was torn off. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Westfield | $50,000 | Extensive crop and building damage. |
| July 2019 | Flash Flood | Westfield | $40,000 | Between five and six inches of rain fell over parts of southern Emmons County. This led to deep water running over sections of U.S. Highway 83, blocking the highway. There were wash outs on some county roads. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westfield | $6,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds resulted in damage to a garage wall. |
| September 2025 | Tornado (EFU) | Westfield | - | The tornado touched down in an open field west of Westfield and impacted no structures. There was no damage to evaluate. By National Weather Service policy the tornado is rated EF-U (Unknown). |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westfield | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated by the public. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westfield | - | A trained spotter estimated wind gusts of 60 mph. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westfield | - | Large hail accompanied the strong winds. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Westfield | - | Report relayed through NWS Aberdeen, SD. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Westfield | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Westfield | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Westfield | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Westfield | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Westfield | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Westfield | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westfield | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q114265880 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1032751. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.